Entering the winemaking business is not for the faint of heart. Doing so with no prior experience, on the edge of a desert where temperatures hit 50 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit), might be ...

This past fall turned out to be a great season for local vineyards across the region. Thanks to months of dry weather, ...

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – A semi-retired Borderland couple is living their dream and sharing their passion for wine with southern New Mexico and El Paso. Dawn and Bryan Oakley, co-owners of Mesa Vista ...

An often overlooked part of the agriculture story is the grape industry. An Ohio State University publication discussing grape growing by Gary Gao tells that a mature, carefully tended grapevine can ...

As wine-growing regions worldwide grapple with the effects of a changing climate, Mount Etna’s north face stands out not only for its ideal conditions but also for its resilience. The combination of ...

Wines in America have a complex history. The Vikings visited North America and called it Vinland because of the profusion of grape vines, none of which made good wine. The earliest traceable ...

In his almost 50 years in the wine industry, J. Stephen Casscles has watched the weather in New York’s Hudson Valley become wetter, hotter, and more humid — the perfect environment for fungal diseases ...

Extreme heat and extreme drought in Baja California are pushing some winemakers to explore a very old—and very climate-adaptable—varietal. The results are delicious. Aldo Quesada shows off young vines ...

“We got into the wine grapes, because we were looking to diversify and to do so with a crop that would have value-added potential,” said Jennie Schmidt in an interview that took place between her ...

The Southern Maryland Agricultural Development Commission is offering grants to farms in Anne Arundel, Calvert, Charles, Prince George's and St. Mary's counties to aid in the purchase of wine grape ...